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A Jungle Romance Was Just A Fade Out
An 1924 voyage narrative recalls Eric Muspratt walking Cape York Peninsula from Cairns with minimal gear. He survived on fish, reptiles, frogs and wild ginger, facing hostile tribes and flash floods, later becoming an author and navy correspondent.
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Cairns
Queensland
Cape York Peninsula
Eric Muspratt
New South Wales
Penguin Book Company
Sydney
Newcastle
Gulf of Carpentaria
Mawson
Gulf
Muspratt
North Queens